According to a survey of over 2,000 adults carried out by internet pollsters YouGov for Borders bookstore, books play a crucial role in influencing our opinions of strangers. Not only does sitting with your nose in a book positively influence others' opinion of you, it could actually - get this - lead to sex. A third of those surveyed said that they "would consider flirting with someone based on their choice of literature". It's finally official, people. Reading is hot.

So choose your literature carefully! Think about what kind of person of the opposite sex you’d attact by reading The First Circle, Interview with the Vampire, Penis Pokey, or (God forbid) a romance novel. For example, if you wanted to attract the “dangerous” sort, you might select from the Ten Most Dangerous Books list. Good luck!